in the Briars [locked to those involved]

[darknessblazing]

In a sea of blood red roses, something threatening has appeared.

Granted, there are those that would argue that a rescue team suddenly bursting through a Nexus portal into someone's rose garden is the threatening thing -- but no, not this time. The little group is the one being menaced

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[not_a_shadow]

Speed was something Enzan could handle. The force of the blows were another. He took the first one; rattled, he used an Area Steal to get around the second, aiming a cutting blow for Blaze's neck.

"I'm going to get him back if I have to cut you away from him," he hissed.

[darknessblazing]

The Guardian roared under the onslaught from Suuseki and dark Blues; clawed at empty air, and burst into a shower of pixels.

Unfortunately the second launched itself at Shuu, having been knitting itself together -- and they both disappeared in a burst of light. Teleport? Server transfer? Impossible to tell. Around Dark Blues, the air shimmered with the hint of further cyberforms about to transfer in ...

Whirling in place, Blaze brought up an arm and pivoted, allowing Enzan's strike to bit deep into his rear shoulder -- and V2's fused form.

With a yowling laugh, he countered the Areagrab with a Poison Seed; and dove again at Enzan as the briars around them turned long-thorned and venomous, draining life from whatever they touched.

"Try again, useless child."

"Or shall I force you to fight the precious doll instead?"
"

[injuue_27963]

The pain V2 felt was mild compared to what he had been putting up with lately.

V2 was torn and couldn't figure out what he should do with the threat Blaze presented to Enzan. Trying to break the fusion would mostly likely make that threat become a reality. And doing nothing was just as painful.

This seemed worse than the torture he had been put through before.

Sounds of sobbing quietly echoed in Blaze's mind.

[not_a_shadow]

Having tried to get the drop on Blaze, Enzan could see the battle his family was going through. So he witnessed his father's vanishing.

"DAD!" Distracted, he wasn't able to jerk away from the vines fast enough, and he screamed as one pierced his left arm.

[darknessblazing]

Blaze paid little attention to Dark Blues' departure, trusting to his daemons to track the mechanical down. The entertainment from that arena would come later ...

Smiling, he fixed his attention on Enzan.

"Do you want him?"

"Have him."

His fusion suddenly dropped, leaving Blaze -- dressed in black, his shredded shirt revealing a double row of chip-ports imbedded down his shoulder and back ...

... and V2.

Blaze purred at the navi.

"Kill him."

[injuue_27963]

Finding himself standing next to Blaze was a bit of s surprise. He carried over the shoulder wound from before and the small slash that had been made through his Navi symbol from when he first got here.

Without hesitation, at the order V2 formed a sword and headed for Enzan and bringing the sword down on him.

[not_a_shadow]

Enzan cried out in surprise, but managed to pull away from the vines and block the sword. His other arm felt like a dead weight, but he could still move it if he concentrate.

"V2..." Pleading with him would be useless. Whatever V2 was doing was not in his control. Blues, is there anything we can do? Fighting V2 will only hurt him.

[pale_night]

Blues' response was an incoherent shriek, with black fury boiling up out of nowhere.

And he started to fight the fusion with Enzan.

[injuue_27963]

V2 pressed into the block, trying to push Enzan and Blues down.

A faint sound slipped his lips, he realized he can control his speech.

"Kill me Enzan! Please! I don't want to hurt you."

[darknessblazing]

"Now, now; do you want to hurt the boy further ~!"

The question was casual, purred; and Blaze lashed out with a sudden blade to rip down V2's back.

"I said kill him, not cry at him."